February 15, 2024 Man threw pillows at mom when she wouldn’t give him money to buy marijuana, deputies say A man who lives with his parents became “irate” when his mom would not give him money to buy marijuana, deputies say. Then, his tantrum turned physical.
December 5, 2023 Roofing company accused of ‘intentionally and schematically causing damage’ for insurance money, 4 arrests made Florida officials announced arrests at a roofing company for “their alleged involvement in intentionally and schematically causing damage to homeowner’s roofs.”
November 29, 2023 Man, 84, ‘with blood on his hands, face and clothing’ charged with killing wife, 85, over cat care money An 84-year-old man is charged with the beating death of his wife in their home on Tuesday.
October 13, 2023 Money pouring in to pay Mary Lou Retton’s medical bills The family of Mary Lou Retton has raised $400,000 to pay her medical bills, and there could be a lot more on the way.
September 18, 2023 Son of ‘El Chapo,’ nicknamed ‘the Mouse,’ pleads not guilty to drug, money laundering A son of former Sinaloa cartel leader Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzmán pleaded not guilty to five criminal charges Monday, days after being extradited from Mexico.
June 28, 2022 Some sales tax holidays coming quickly, money-savers among new laws taking effect Friday July 1 means new laws go into effect in Florida and there will be several important changes — along with new ways to save money — taking effect on Friday.
April 14, 2022 Woman charged with stabbing boyfriend over money for a truck gets bail cut in half The woman charged with stabbing her boyfriend five times could be getting out of jail after almost a month.
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April 18, 2024 DUI suspect handed over ‘a pile of cash’ instead of license and registration, deputy said The call was about a car parked on a highway ramp “with the driver asleep at the wheel,” and the encounter ended with that driver arrested on her birthday.
April 11, 2024 ‘An all-sex transaction for $140’ led to victim, this man’s arrest for human trafficking Undercover cops cracking down on human trafficking arranged “an all-sex transaction for $140” through an ad and then arrested a man after talking to the victim.
April 5, 2024 ‘Everyone was trying to attack her because she is pretty’ but she’s the one arrested again A woman called for help and told the sheriff’s office her mother “is beaten up pretty bad and her sister, Kristen Brown, did it.”
April 3, 2024 Man, 72, charged with stealing $57,000 from his 95-year-old widowed mother A senior citizen is accused of stealing thousands of dollars from his 95-year-old mom, who had to be placed in “emergency housing” when she couldn’t make rent.
March 28, 2024 He printed fake checks, withdrew cash, destroyed evidence in shredder and washer, feds say A young man with a history of arrests has been indicted on five charges stemming from creating fake checks and cashing them.
March 25, 2024 He disguised himself as ‘Karla’ to solicit nude pics of sister’s young friends, cops say A man is accused of using a woman’s name to solicit and pay his half-sister’s underage friends for nude pictures. Police say it went on until he made a mistake.
March 19, 2024 His elderly mom canceled doctor visits since he left her without $10 copays, deputies say A convicted felon is facing new charges involving drugs, weapons, and abuse of an elderly person, and authorities say the victim is his own mother.
March 12, 2024 This time, charged with murder: Accused of pushing woman to her death from a moving pickup A man wanted for grand theft of a motor vehicle is facing a murder charge after he allegedly pushed a woman out of a pickup truck that police were chasing.
March 1, 2024 Former felon’s criminal history caught up with him when he voted, and he’s not alone Two men in Florida, including this one, were recently charged with voting illegally since they’re former felons who apparently didn’t have that right restored.
February 28, 2024 Porsche problem: Arrested after being told he couldn’t buy a car with a $78 million check A young man with a big check was turned down at a Porsche dealership and he ended up under arrest.
January 31, 2024 Sentenced to prison years after shooting her mom, sister to death, staging murder-suicide A woman who killed her mother and her sister has been sentenced to two consecutive life sentences for those crimes, plus an additional six years in prison.
January 11, 2024 Bank employee charged with stealing $100,000 from elderly customers’ accounts An employee at a bank is under arrest, accused of stealing more than $100,000 from accounts belonging to elderly customers.
January 9, 2024 Trump supporter who voted with dead father’s ballot sentenced to jail, fighting back with civil suits The man convicted of voting with his late father’s ballot in the 2020 presidential election has been sentenced to jail but not before filing civil suits.
December 22, 2023 Florida State University sues the Atlantic Coast Conference over more than ‘travesty’ playoff decision Florida State University is suing the Atlantic Coast Conference, alleging it “persistently undermined its members’ revenue opportunities” and damaged FSU.
December 8, 2023 Tow company owner charged for charging insurance company 3 times what it should’ve, prosecutors say The owner of a towing company working outside Philadelphia is charged with overinflating a bill to an insurance company after a driver’s crash.
December 4, 2023 Your new gift card came with a zero balance? Police say this scam may have happened Two men are under arrest for what police are calling a “gift card scam” happening at supermarkets.
November 30, 2023 Man’s latest arrest was for possession of 2 controlled substances, exposure of sexual organs (again) A man is under arrest for at least the sixth time in two years. He was wanted for exposing himself. Authorities say it wasn’t his first time. They also charged him with three other crimes.
November 29, 2023 Robbery suspect accused of violent, bloody barbershop holdup with pocketknife, pool cue Barbershops are not often targeted by robbers since they’re not known for keeping a lot of cash on hand, but there’s always an exception.
November 27, 2023 Lawmaker wants to ban Florida, a former slave state, from paying reparations to descendants of slaves A lawmaker in Florida wants to make sure no government money in the former Confederate state goes to pay reparations to the descendants of slaves.
November 22, 2023 Car dealership owner convicted in $1 million murder-for-hire to cover up affair, stop extortion A former executive for his family’s car dealerships was convicted of wiring more than $1 million to have his mistress and her estranged boyfriend murdered.
November 21, 2023 Leader of ‘fentapill’ pressing operation that produced tens of thousands of pills per hour gets prison sentence A man who “ran an operation that pressed pills to look like legitimately manufactured pharmaceuticals that actually contained fentanyl and fentanyl analogs — so-called ‘fentapills'” — will be spending years in prison and turning over hundreds of thousands of dollars.
November 21, 2023 Bank robber did it again, just one month into supervised release for robbing 5 banks A man with a history of robbing banks has been sentenced to federal prison again for his latest heist. He’s already serving three years for violating his last supervised release, which didn’t go well.
November 20, 2023 Stopped at traffic stop: Sting operation ends with Miami cop arrested on extortion, theft and drug charges A police officer in Miami is facing some serious criminal charges after a sting operation involving someone “he believed to be involved in drug trafficking,” according to federal prosecutors.